2016. A year to remember, right? Maybe a year to remember in the worst way possible. I personally had a shitty year and I'm really not the one to complain over social media or my articles. I feel like this is a good outlet for some people (including myself) to get go of this hell of a year and start fresh. Everyone needs an outlet of some sort to stay sane. Therefore, you're about to enter why I cannot wait for 2017. Don't worry, there's a light at the end of the tunnel and at the end of this article. You'll understand why.
As some of you know, I struggled at my last university with a few things; people, the school in general, grades, and wanted to get the eff out of that place. I thought when 2016 rolled around, I would get a fresh start at a new semester and new friends. Nah it didn't really work like that. I had some troubles and lots of people do but I struggled on deciding on where to transfer to and it was the hardest decision ever.
Fast forward to the fall, here I am at Marywood getting ready to start fresh, with not a soul to go through it with. I walked onto campus and say so many friends reunite and talk about their summers. I didn't have that. I walked around alone, I sat alone in class, I walked to class alone, and I ate alone in the library between classes. It was a depressing sight let me tell you, but then I joined cheer and things got a little better. I thought I would get the college experience I was yearning for! That sadly didn't happen. Partly it was my fault. I don't blame other or the world for the outcomes of my problems but STILL. I still to this day have no "real" friends at school. Can't wait to walk and eat alone next semester. Any takers who would like to join me?
Now, rewind back to the spring when I was in shithole. I got my heart broke into a million pieces by someone who I never thought would do such a thing to me. I was hurt and I didn't really know what to do with myself. I lost sight of who I was and I let myself go mentally and physically. Pretty sad I know, but I guess it happens for a reason and I'm still trying to understand that fully.
I lost a lot of people this year. I lost contact with a few people who I never thought I would loose touch with. I guess the phone works both ways sure, but I made an effort. I guess I just wasn't as important to these people anymore due to certain situations I had to make to be happy. I saw people change for the better and worse. I saw a lot of friendships fall apart and I saw a lot of anger.
Now the light at the end of the tunnel is approaching. I'm better. 2017 will be better. I picked myself back up and started going to the gym and working on me. I am becoming a more positive person. That person who broke my heart months ago doesn't have any effect on me anymore. I found my true friends; those who will be there until the day I die. I don't believe in New Year's resolutions because these so-called "resolutions" are things we can be changing every single day but we use the last day of the calendar year to finally change our old habits which I think is a crappy way to live.
I'm making life changes and I encourage all you to do the same. Make good changes and believe in yourself. Don't just focus on what next year is going to bring. Focus on that life is going to bring us.
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Every store has their own list of what you need and you’ve reached a point where you can’t decide which one is right anymore.
3. Shopping for deals
Ads after ads, coupons after coupons, you go shopping all the time and hope you get the best deal.
4. Getting bins to put everything in
Buying bins after bins and hoping you have enough for all the essentials
5. Figuring what you can’t live without
You can’t just take your entire room and place in your dorm. You need to figure out what you need.
You can’t just take your entire room and place in your dorm. You need to figure out what you need.
6. Going through clothes to find what you need
You have too many clothes and you don’t want to forget your favorite pair of sweatpants.
7. Finding out your siblings took something from you
You knew that top was somewhere, turns out it was in your sister’s dresser.
8. Fighting with your parents.
You know what you need and despite what your parents say yes you need that poster.
9. Trying to plan things with your roommate
If they don’t live by you, the discussion of who’s bringing what becomes harder.
10. The fear of forgetting something
While overpacking is a thing you’re scared you’ll forget something. You go over what you packed in your head a hundred times.
11. Move in day
You thought packing made you nervous but here comes move in day, this makes packing look like nothing
1. Most students just take life day by day.
2. That means procrastinating, one day at a time.
3. College students don't mind dressing like crap sometimes.
4. In fact, dressing nice feels weird.
5. College students get so stressed that they contemplate dropping on a daily basis.
6. But most find another solution to deal with that stress.
7. And that solution can be pretty cheap. Anything over $5 is expensive.
8. One of the only things college students will spend money on is coffee.
9. College is just really expensive and you never forget how expensive it is.
10. But hey, we're getting a somewhat high-quality education, right?
11. We all really just want to pet dogs all day.
12. And eat pizza for every meal.
13. And stab the next person who asks us what we want to do with our life.
14. However, despite the stress and student loans, college is amazing and there's plenty of reasons to smile.
Thank you, April, for inspiring us with your wicked relatability.
1. Drink lots of tea with honey.
Photo by Jessica Mangano on UnsplashDrinking tea always soothes my throat whenever I'm sick and adding honey will only help! Every kind of tea has its own personal benefits for you, so you can never go wrong with a cup of tea while sick. Different teas provide you with different nutrients, and the more nutrients your body has, the better it will feel. My personal favorite flavor of tea is vanilla honey tea.
2. Get a good amount of rest.
Photo by Isabella Fischer on UnsplashSomething my dad always tells me when I am sick is that "sleep is the best healer." I have to say, in my experience of getting sick, making sure that I am getting enough sleep has always helped in my process of feeling better. One thing to be careful of is to be sure that you aren't getting too much sleep because that could opposite effects.
3. Make an appointment with the health center or at a doctor's office.
Photo by Alexandr Podvalny on UnsplashIf you don't feel better in a couple of days, it is best to either make an appointment with the student health center or your doctor's office, or go to a local Urgent Care to see if you can be prescribed any antibiotics to help you get better. The important thing to remember about antibiotics is to also take probiotics to balance it out and to help you boost your immune system in the future.
4. Stock up on soup and crackers.
A lot of times, being sick also means having a weak stomach, so eating light foods like soup is always the best route to take until your stomach is strong enough for more solid foods. Also, try to eat toast or crackers with your soup to help settle your stomach.
5. If you are able to, go home.
Finally, staying in the dorms may be one of the factors in your lack of healing. If a parent can come and get you, or if there is any way for you to go home, you should take advantage of this. Don't worry about missing class, if you email your professors and/or have a doctor's note, they will most likely be understanding.
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